MAT

MAT and CMAT syllabi are same for Verbal Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. MAT also has GK like CMAT, but the nature of GK questions of MAT are slightly different from that of CMAT. The MAT GK section has more questions from economy and business.

Verbal Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning topics of CMAT syllabus are same as CAT syllabus. So, an MBA aspirant can prepare for CAT and CMAT simultaneously with the same study material. However, they will need CMAT specific books and resources to study Innovation and Entrepreneurship and GK section. CAT doesn't have these two sections.

The MAT cutoff in 2023 for Aurora's Business School was in the region of 80-90 percentiles, keeping in line with its Tier 2 college designation. What this implies is that shortlisted candidates typically have to score within this percentile band in the MAT exam to be shortlisted for the MBA/PGDM programmes from Aurora's Business School.

You may apply to Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management (ARGUCOM) for MBA without MAT, if you fulfill some conditions:

• If you have 60% or more marks in aggregate (55% marks for reserved classes), you are directly eligible for admission with relaxation in the ARGUCOM Entrance Test (AET), and hence, can be exempted from written test and move ahead through Group Discussion and Personal Interview phases.
• If you possess 50% graduation marks (45% for backward classes), you require a good score in entrance exams such as MAT, CAT, XAT, ATMA, GMAT, CMAT, or ARGUCOM Entrance Test to become eligible.

Progressive Education Society's Modern Institute of Business Management (MIBM Pune) considers MAT scores for admission to MBA, but the MAT official cutoff percentile is not specifically mentioned in recent statistics. But for other national-level tests such as MAH MBA CET, the last round cutoff for the General category in 2024 was 69.37 percentile. Traditionally, the MAT cutoff for such institutes tends to be between 60 and 70 percentile. Applicants are counselled to target a MAT percentile of more than 65 in order to qualify for selection.